Installing Caido on macOS

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Caido provides a desktop application for both Intel-based (x86_64) and Apple silicon (M1/M2/M3, AArch64) architectures. Learn which download is suitable for your device.

Disk Image (.dmg)

A .dmg file is a macOS disk image used to distribute applications. It's the most common and user-friendly way to install apps on Mac.

1. To download the Caido desktop application on your macOS device, visit caido.io/download or check out the latest releases page on Github.

2. Once the download is complete, open the installation package and click, hold, and drag the Caido icon into the Applications folder.

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3. Open the Applications folder, launch Caido, and select Open when met with the security window.

4. Continue to Setup.

Homebrew (Unofficial)

Homebrew is a popular package manager that simplifies the installation and management of software. It allows users to easily install, update, and manage software packages from the command line.

DANGER

Using an unofficial Homebrew tap to install Caido may expose you to potential security risks. The installation is managed by third-party maintainers, not the official Caido team, which means it may not be as regularly updated or audited.

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To download and install Homebrew, use the following terminal command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Once installed, Homebrew can be used globally by adding it to your PATH environment variable:

echo >> /Users/<username>/.zprofile

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> /Users/<username>/.zprofile

eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

1. To download and install the Caido desktop application on your macOS device, run the following terminal command:

brew install --cask caido

INFO

The output should resemble:

==> Downloading https://caido.download/releases/vX.XX.X/caido-desktop-vX.XX.X-mac-<architecture>.zip
==> Downloading from Downloading from https://<UID>.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/caido-releases/vX.XX.X/caido-cli-vX.XX.X-<architecture>.dmg?X-Amz-Expires=900&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B
######################################################################################################################################################################################################### 100%
==> Installing Cask caido
==> Moving App 'Caido.app' to '/Applications/Caido.app'
==> Linking Binary 'caido-cli' to '/opt/homebrew/bin/caido-cli'
🍺 caido was successfully installed!

2. Open the Applications folder, launch Caido, and select Open when met with the security window.

3. Continue to Setup.